Former NFL player Steve Gleason's fight sparks ALS research

Many of the key findings in neurodegenerative disease are from MIND. SOD1, the most common mutation associated with ALS was identified at MIND. MIND researchers had a critical role in identifying every one of the Alzheimer’s genes that has been found except for ApoE. Additionally, the gene for Huntington’s disease, which has paved the way for greater understanding of the disease, was discovered at Mass General.